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Athletinae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Athletinae Pilsbry and Olsson
1964Athletinae Sohl p. 381
1987Athletinae Squires p. 46
1988Athletinae Ponder and Warén p. 306
1994Athletinae Wilson p. 116
1995Athletinae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 166
2003Athletinae Maxwell p. 368
2005Athletinae Bouchet et al. p. 256
2009Athletinae Harzhauser et al. p. 353
2014Athletinae Merle and Pacaud p. 118

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAthletinaePilsbry and Olsson 1954
subfamilyAthletinaePilsbry and Olsson 1954

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Athletinae Pilsbry and Olsson 1954
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G. †Athleta Conrad 1853
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Subg. †Athleta (Athleta) Conrad 1853
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Subg. Athleta (Ternivoluta) Martens 1897
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Subg. Athleta (Volutocorbis) Dall 1890
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†Athleta (Volutocorbis) burtoni Vredenburg 1923
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Invalid names: Athleta (Volutocorbis) victoriae Vredenburg 1923 [synonym], Volutocorbis soriensis Eames 1952 [synonym]
†Athleta (Volutocorbis) lasharii Merle and Pacaud 2014
†Volutocorbis digitalina Lamarck 1810
†Volutocorbis elevata Sowerby 1840
†Volutocorbis furoni Adegoke 1977
†Volutocorbis inornatus Oppenheim 1906
†Volutocorbis lima Sowerby 1823
†Volutocorbis minutus Perrilliat et al. 2006
†Volutocorbis oregonensis Turner 1938
†Volutocorbis scabricula Linnaeus 1758
†Volutocorbis virginiae Zinsmeister 1977
Subg. †Athleta (Volutopupa) Dall 1890
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†Athleta (Volutopupa) citharopsis Merle and Pacaud 2014
†Athleta (Volutopupa) intercrenatus Cossmann and Pissarro 1909
Subg. Athleta (Volutospina) Newton 1906
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†Athleta (Volutospina) ambiguus Solander in Brander 1766
†Athleta (Volutospina) athleta Solander in Brander 1877
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Invalid names: Voluta sykesi d'Archiac and Haime 1854 [synonym]
†Athleta (Volutospina) jacobsi Vredenburg 1921
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Invalid names: Voluta luctatrix Solander in Brander 1766 [replaced]
†Athleta (Volutospina) noetlingi Cossmann and Pissarro 1909
†Athleta (Volutospina) suspensus Solander in Brander 1766
†Volutospina kohatica Eames 1952
†Volutospina multispinosa Newton 1922
†Athleta daviesi Cox 1930
†Athleta ficulina Lamarck 1811
†Athleta haleana jacksonia Harris and Palmer 1947
†Athleta laevgigata Traub 1938
†Athleta lata Marwick 1926
†Athleta lugardi Newton 1922
†Athleta marwicki Maxwell 2003
†Athleta mimica Maxwell 2003
†Athleta necopinata Suter 1917
†Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833
†Athleta pygmaea Bellardi 1890
†Athleta rarispina Lamarck 1811
†Athleta roddai Squires 1987
†Athleta sayanus Conrad 1833
†Athleta symmetricus Conrad 1854
†Athleta taikoensis Maxwell 2003
†Athleta wynnei Cox 1930
G. †Konistra Saul and Popenoe 1993
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†Konistra biconica Anderson 1958
G. †Liopeplum Dall 1890
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†Liopeplum canalis Conrad 1858
†Liopeplum coronatum Sohl 1964
†Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad 1858
†Liopeplum leioderma Conrad 1860
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Invalid names: Liopeplum lioderma longum Stephenson 1941 [synonym]
†Liopeplum nodosum Sohl 1964
†Liopeplum rugosum Stephenson 1955
†Liopeplum spiculatum Sohl 1964
Invalid names: Lioderma Conrad 1867 [synonym], Liopeplum lioderma breve Stephenson 1941 [synonym]
G. †Parvivoluta Wade 1926
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†Parvivoluta concinna Wade 1926
G. †Peruluta Olsson 1928
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†Peruluta crassiuscula Woods 1922
†Peruluta mancorensis Olsson 1928
†Peruluta peruviana Douvillé 1921
G. †Tectaplica Wade 1916
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†Tectaplica simplica Wade 1916
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Piacenzian or 93.50000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.3 Ma

Collections (693 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (New Mexico) Tectaplica utahensis (88811)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Arizona) Tectaplica utahensis (53504)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6South Africa (Eastern Cape) Liopeplum capensis (47109)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) Liopeplum sp. (7612) Liopeplum tarensis (7626) Liopeplum thoracica (190555)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Liopeplum spiculatum (6660)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Liopeplum eiodermum (7513)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Liopeplum subjugosum, Liopeplum leiodermum, Liopeplum carinatum, Liopeplum canalis, Parvivoluta concinna, Tectaplica simplica (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Liopeplum leioderma (7500 7502) Parvivoluta sp. (7579) Parvivoluta sp., Liopeplum leioderma (7481)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Liopeplum leioderma, Parvivoluta concinna, Tectaplica simplica (7515)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (California) Palaeatractus crassus (44268)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Liopeplum cretaceum (4553 4559 4586 4587 4589 4598 4599 4603 4604 4606 4609 4611 4620 4623 4624 4625 4627 4633 4636 205542) Liopeplum leioderma (7550 205541) Liopeplum leioderma breve, Liopeplum leioderma longum (7480) Liopeplum leioderma longum (7495) Liopeplum leioderma longum, Liopeplum leioderma tabulatum (7494) Liopeplum sp., Liopeplum cretaceum, Liopeplum rugosum (4601) Liopeplum sp., Liopeplum leioderma (205446)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Liopeplum leioderma (7506 7527 7600) Liopeplum rugosum (205512)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Liopeplum rugosum (83239)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Liopeplum sp., Liopeplum subjugosum, Liopeplum coronatum, Liopeplum leioderma (205445)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Liopeplum cretaceum (4104) Liopeplum leioderma (4118 7478 7586 7590 7591 7593) Liopeplum leioderma, Liopeplum nodosum (7592) Liopeplum nodosum (4111 4113) Liopeplum sp. (4105 4107)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) Liopeplum cretaceum (7464)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Austria (Lower Austria) Volutocorbis sp. (226428)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Liopeplum canalis (4248 4254 4270 4284) Liopeplum canalis, Liopeplum cretaceum (4239) Liopeplum cretaceum (4256 4263 4275 4276) Liopeplum sp., Liopeplum canalis, Liopeplum cretaceum (4247 4255) Liopeplum sp., Liopeplum cretaceum (4264)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany Lioderma sp. (213668)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Liopeplum canalis, Liopeplum coronatum, Liopeplum cretaceum (125950)